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FPT’s The Metro Hi-5 Million Countdown Begins

  The FPT is drawing near.   The countdown begins…   3 days to go for Day 1 A (Friday) 4 days to go for Day 2 B (Saturday)   July 31 – August 3, hear the chips make noise on the table.   Image Source:...

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Reminiscent: My First Ever Poker Tournament

  Flipping through my old emails, I found an email from my good friend Paolo, who forwarded an online news bit he found about the JW Poker Bar Tour that happened sometime March 2006.     I was playing...

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Poker Tales: A Diamond Cuts Like A Knife

  Cash Game: 25/50 blinds Minimum buy-in: 2K    Got my stack to 3,300 after not getting a bad beat with my rockets during a heads up game.  It’s not hard to win with a pocket of aces pre-flop but it...

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Ladies Night at Metro Card Club: Last Lady Sitting

  “Oh, it’s Ladies Night and I’m feeling right.  It’s Ladies Night and what a night! (ooh, what a night)”   Yes folks.  It was “Ladies Night” but this all-girls fun didn’t involve drinks or a bar....

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My Love Affair with Bali (Bali Series: 1st of 3 Parts)

    If I could afford myself luxury, I’d probably take that.  It’s not to say I’m not a go-getter.  I very much am especially when I set my mind to it.  But I don’t push things not easily within my...

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Memoirs of the Affair (Bali Series: 2nd of 3 Parts)

        …And the fervor is still in my body to carry on the story of a secret love.  My Love Affair with Bali proved to be such a tease for an even wilder imagination of return.              Let me go...

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A Whole Lotta Bali Lovin’ (Bali Series: 3rd of 3 Parts)

    Secret revealed… my new lover, Bali, has taken a space in my heart.  The hush-hush connection continues…   The Sun Disappears So Beautifully in Jimbaran   The plan was to catch the sunset in...

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Walk the World: Between Bites Asia Travel Omnibus

        Get a piece of my travel adventures from the compiled list of links below. Listed according to my favorites!   Singapore – Bali, Indonesia Series   Oh Hello Again Singapore (1st of 3 Parts)...

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Between Bites TOP 10 Best Things About Bali

    I had reservations when I first set out in Bali.  What could be more exciting to see in Indonesia that didn’t already excite me here in the Philippines or elsewhere?  Our beaches in the country are...

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PicTour PicTour, A Travel Photography Workshop in Bataan

  Want to EXPERIENCE an EXCLUSIVE side of Bataan while LEARNING photography and WALKING during the Spanish era?      CHECK OUT what Big Bang Studio is cooking up THIS summer!   LEARN.  SHOOT.  TRAVEL....

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Modern Tapas Terrific at Relik

  A good memory might not just be the result of what you put in your eyes and ears but what you put in your mouth as well.  I have been looking for a great Tapas Bar in Manila since August last year...

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Shawarma Guys Shawarma-rama

  Next to my favorite Mexican, I enjoy Persian food since their sauces and spices are also divine.  Italian and Japanese cuisines come close 3rd or tie it at 2nd place.  Remember in high school where...

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Tim Ho Wan Opens in Megamall

The biggest buzz of the week, Tim Ho Wan finally opens in Manila. Its first location is at the newly opened Mega Fashion Hall in SM Megamall. I dared to visit during lunch hour and not surprisingly, a...

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Boqueria, Restaurante Chocolateria in Megamall

The target to hit was really Tim Ho Wan, on its official second day of operation, but the long queue drove me off to wander and check out other restaurants at the SM Mega Fashion Hall. My friend Nat...

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Ippudo Ramen Hong Kong – Manila opening soon

Ippudo hails from the ramen capital in Japan, Hakata (Fukuoka), and opened its doors in October 1985. Its popularity in Japan counting 65 branches all over the country made its founder Shigemi...

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Mecha Uma with Chef Bruce Ricketts, Fort Bonifacio

Nestled amid the high-rise towers that pepper Bonifacio Global City, Mecha Uma is located in a seemingly quieter corner of 25th Street at the Fort. Almost hidden, it is a cut-stone requiring to be...

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The First Slurp of IPPUDO Ramen Philippines

IPPUDO known as one of the most popular Hakata-style Tonkotsu ramen has finally opened in Manila, Philippines. It literally translates to “One Wind Hall,” Ramen King-awarded Shigemi Kawahara went...

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Blackbird Fly at Ayala Triangle, Makati

I love the movie “I Am Sam” and the fact that throughout the movie, they used cover versions of Beatles songs. One of the songs I love in their soundtrack is Blackbird, which could actually be a song...

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Your Local Restaurant, Makati

My first visit at Your Local was a confusion of sorts. After the 9am CCF Service that Sunday, my sister, the baby popeye and I usually hunt down new restaurants to try. The restaurant “Your Local” is...

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Oooh Mama Ooma!

“Oooh mama!,” exclaimed by someone excitable.  That excited, jumping person happens to be me.  I’d be highly strung if we are talking about Ooma in this case.  People have anticipated the opening of...

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